Eight Top Awards For Emmi Roth USA At World Championship Cheese Contest

March 21, 2014 Emmi Roth USA, Inc.

Three cheeses crafted by Emmi Roth USA took home top honors, including two Best of Class awards, at the 2014 World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wis. In addition, five cheeses from Switzerland that grace the shelves of Emmi’s curing cellars received top awards.

Oakhurst Donates $20,405 To The Salvation Army Of Northern New England

March 21, 2014 Oakhurst Dairy

Oakhurst, northern New England’s leading dairy brand, announced today it raised $20,405 for The Salvation Army of Northern New England through its 14th annual holiday Egg Nog campaign. The funds will help support programs provided by The Salvation Army and directly impact Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont families. Since 1999, Oakhurst has donated a portion of its Egg Nog sales — five cents for every container sold during the holiday season — to The Salvation Army. To date, the company has donated more than $240,000 through this annual holiday fundraising tradition.

Hood Cottage Cheese Introduces New Garden-Inspired Flavors

March 21, 2014 Hood

Hood®, the leading dairy brand in New England, is welcoming spring in New England with the launch of two new flavor additions to the Hood Cottage Cheese family: Cucumber and Dill and Garden Vegetables. An excellent source of protein and a good source of calcium, Hood Cottage Cheese is a healthy and versatile food that can be enjoyed as a snack, a recipe ingredient, a topping or as a dip.

Tillamook Hits The Road With Trio Of Mobile Sampling Tours

March 21, 2014 Tillamook County Creamery

The Tillamook Cheese, Ice Cream and Yogurt Tours are hitting the road this month to bring tasty dairy products to fans and consumers across the West. The Cheese Tour, formerly the ‘Loaf Love Tour,’ starts its 6th year with impressive results under its belt. Since its inception in 2009, the Tillamook Cheese Tour has sampled over 1.8 million pieces of cheese, given out over 1.4 million coupons and interacted with over 1.3 million Tillamook fans.

Partnership For A Healthier (Whole Grain) America

You’ve no doubt seen headlines in which food companies pledge to cut calories, or eliminate trans fats, or reduce sodium. The initial pledge gets a big PR push – but then what happens? Do these promised changes come to pass, or not?  Before 2010, many of these well-intended pledges may have sunk without a trace. But now, a nonprofit called the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is recording these commitments, and verifying whether companies have met their goals.